Don’t wait — if you want to personalize the book with namestamping included in a package, it must be purchased before Jan. 28! To purchase:
• To use a credit card, debit card or PayPal, go to yearbookforever.com and enter our school name.
• For cash or check, bring payment made out to Renner Middle School to Ms. Baumann in room 409 before or after school. Don’t miss out — buy a yearbook today!

Previous Events and Announcements Below

Everyone is welcome to attend the Principal’s Brown Bag Lunch onMonday, October 24th at 12pm in the Renner Library. Ms. Pegram will give current updates about Renner, Q&A, tour of Renner, and we will hear about the Renner Dads Club. Hope to see everyone there!

On Friday, September 23rd, Renner students will enjoy a pep rally preparing our 7th and 8th grade football teams for the games against Frankford MS the following week. Renner PTA will be sponsoring a Homecoming Tailgate Party from3:30-6:30pm. Please send your student with funds for snacks/dinner from our 2 food trucks plus Kona Ice. We will also have jousting games, zorb ball races, a DJ, and Plano’s largest game of Twister! Dads, Uncles, Grandfathers, etc. can join their Mustang for some soccer and flag football. Come enjoy! If you’d like to volunteer or have questions, please contact Kimberly DeWeese at socials@rennerpta.org. For more info click here.

Need help navigating the Parent Portal? If so, bring your lunch and be at the next Principal’s Brown Bag and Info Session in the Renner Library on Sept. 19th from 12:00-1:00pm. Our Principal, Ms. Pegram, will be there along with Sara Andrade, who will be walking us through the changes and enhancements to our Parent Portal. You will learn how to access the information you need regarding your student’s grades, assignments, MAP Scores, and much more.

In hopes of making life a little easier for everyone on Open House night, September 6th, PTA has arranged for food to be available for purchase at the event. Starting at 5 pm, Dillas Primo Quesadillas (www.dillas.com) and Kona Ice (www.konaice.com) will be in front of the school. The cafeteria will also open at 5 pm. We hope this makes having dinner and getting to Open House easier. We also hope it gives our community a chance to meet and mingle – time to meet the new friend and his/her family. As a final reminder, Renner MS earns funds from the food truck sales.

I would like to take a quick moment to help direct your concerns and/or questions for faster service or follow up. I truly enjoy hearing from parents and helping out wherever needed; however, I’ve noticed that a good number of questions that come to me are “in the hands” of another person or department. You are welcome to continue emailing me if that is a preference, but due to the volume of emails I receive daily, it may be a faster turnaround to contact your needed person directly. To shorten your wait time, here is a common list of individuals and their departments:

Any scheduling questions, concerns, or requests go directly to your child’s grade-level counselors. I don’t handle schedules, changes, drops, adds, or anything with class schedules. Here are the counselors and their extensions and emails

My objective with this note is provide quicker service for our parents. Of course, if you have academic questions, such as homework, tests, projects, classroom expectations and procedures, or information particular to a classroom, you should speak directly to your child’s teacher. You can access teacher information on the Renner website at http://k12.pisd.edu/renner-middle-school then go to the left side of the page and click on

It’s hard to believe school will be starting soon! Renner PTA looks forward to working with all of you! Visit www.rennerpta.membershiptoolkit.com to fill out the 2016-2017 Volunteer Interest form for the many volunteer opportunities throughout the school year.

The first opportunity to volunteer is on August 11 at Renner Packet Pickup. Please sign up on Membership toolkit. The shifts are listed online.

Please make sure to renew your Volunteer Clearance form. (This needs to be updated every year.)

Monday, July 11th – Friday, August 5th – Order your school supplies (which will include a top of the line Staples Better Binder), spirit wear, yard signs and car decals (for orchestra, band and choir), and PTA membership from PTA online at https://rennerpta.membershiptoolkit.com/. For teams such as volleyball, football, basketball and track, the yard signs, decals, and team athletic wear will be ordered separately once players are established. Note that yearbooks are purchased later in the year. NOTE: IMPORTANT – Bring your receipt to pick up your supplies on August 11th.

Thursday, August 11th –1 Day Only! Packet / Schedule Pickup (as set by PISD)! – Pick up supplies, schedule, PE Uniform, spirit wear, etc. You must bring your receipt from your school supply order to pickup supplies. If you cannot be there, please give your receipt to a friend who can pick them up for you, otherwise you will have to wait until the 1st day of school.